Capitoline Hill

The Capitoline Hill, also known as the Campidoglio, is one of the seven hills of Rome, located between the Roman forum and the Campus Martius. The hill was dedicated to the god Saturn under Roman rule, but it later become home to a temple to Jupiter. The hill was regarded as indestructible and a symbol of eternity, and the hill became the center of Rome's civic government during the Middle Ages. It became an independent commune, and it supported Cola di Rienzo's revived republic. Its name "Capitoline", coming from the Latin word for "head", still lives in the English word "capitol" (meaning central administrative building), with Capitol Hill in Washington DC being named after the Capitoline Hill.